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CSULB Transfer Students 2003: Reasons for Attending College in General

Parents Wanted Me to Go
Couldn't Find a Job
To Get Away from Home
To Get a Better Job
To Gain a General Education
To Improve My Study Skills
There Was Nothing Better to Do
To Become a More Cultured Person
To Be Able to Make More Money
To Learn More About Things
To Prepare for Graduate/Profesional School
Role Model/Mentor Encouraged Me to Go
To Get Training for a Specific Career

Parents Wanted Me to Go
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	444	21.7	22.1	22.1
	Somewhat important	722	35.3	35.9	58.0
	Very important	845	41.3	42.0	100.0
	Total	2011	98.2	100.0
Missing	System	36	1.8
Total		2047	100.0

Couldn't Find a Job
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1322	64.6	66.2	66.2
	Somewhat important	372	18.2	18.6	84.8
	Very important	304	14.9	15.2	100.0
	Total	1998	97.6	100.0
Missing	System	49	2.4
Total		2047	100.0

To Get Away from Home
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1394	68.1	69.7	69.7
	Somewhat important	443	21.6	22.1	91.8
	Very important	164	8.0	8.2	100.0
	Total	2001	97.8	100.0
Missing	System	46	2.2
Total		2047	100.0

To Get a Better Job
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	108	5.3	5.4	5.4
	Somewhat important	266	13.0	13.2	18.6
	Very important	1637	80.0	81.4	100.0
	Total	2011	98.2	100.0
Missing	System	36	1.8
Total		2047	100.0

To Gain a General Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	93	4.5	4.6	4.6
	Somewhat important	554	27.1	27.4	32.0
	Very important	1375	67.2	68.0	100.0
	Total	2022	98.8	100.0
Missing	System	25	1.2
Total		2047	100.0

To Improve My Study Skills
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	279	13.6	13.8	13.8
	Somewhat important	729	35.6	36.1	50.0
	Very important	1010	49.3	50.0	100.0
	Total	2018	98.6	100.0
Missing	System	29	1.4
Total		2047	100.0

There Was Nothing Better to Do
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1697	82.9	85.1	85.1
	Somewhat important	221	10.8	11.1	96.1
	Very important	77	3.8	3.9	100.0
	Total	1995	97.5	100.0
Missing	System	52	2.5
Total		2047	100.0

To Become a More Cultured Person
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	228	11.1	11.3	11.3
	Somewhat important	788	38.5	39.0	50.3
	Very important	1003	49.0	49.7	100.0
	Total	2019	98.6	100.0
Missing	System	28	1.4
Total		2047	100.0

To Be Able to Make More Money
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	77	3.8	3.8	3.8
	Somewhat important	382	18.7	19.1	22.9
	Very important	1546	75.5	77.1	100.0
	Total	2005	97.9	100.0
Missing	System	42	2.1
Total		2047	100.0

To Learn More About Things
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	38	1.9	1.9	1.9
	Somewhat important	372	18.2	18.4	20.3
	Very important	1611	78.7	79.7	100.0
	Total	2021	98.7	100.0
Missing	System	26	1.3
Total		2047	100.0

To Prepare for Graduate/Profesional School
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	227	11.1	11.3	11.3
	Somewhat important	462	22.6	22.9	34.2
	Very important	1328	64.9	65.8	100.0
	Total	2017	98.5	100.0
Missing	System	30	1.5
Total		2047	100.0

Role Model/Mentor Encouraged Me to Go
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1042	50.9	51.8	51.8
	Somewhat important	607	29.7	30.2	82.0
	Very important	361	17.6	18.0	100.0
	Total	2010	98.2	100.0
Missing	System	37	1.8
Total		2047	100.0

To Get Training for a Specific Career
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	177	8.6	8.8	8.8
	Somewhat important	408	19.9	20.2	29.0
	Very important	1431	69.9	71.0	100.0
	Total	2016	98.5	100.0
Missing	System	31	1.5
Total		2047	100.0

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